Oregon football: Not much clarity yet in laptop caper

Tuesday brought no answers to the question of just what happened at the Sigma Alpha Epsilon house in Eugene on Saturday night – or, more importantly, who was involved.

The Eugene Police Department again released no details, but we do know the investigators are collecting evidence, including dusting for more prints at the fraternity house.

Chuck Hare, owner of Taylor’s Bar & Grille, gave the investigators video allegedly showing Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli at his establishment shortly after midnight – about the time he and receiver Garrett Embry allegedly made off with laptops and other electronics from the SAE house.

“He was definitely here,’’ Hare said.

Taylor’s is right across the parking lot from the SAE house, so it’s far from clear how water-tight an alibi that may be.

Masoli and Embry are named on the police report filed by SAE member Max Wolfard.

What’s also unclear is Embry’s status with the Oregon football team. A UO official would only say that his “status remains unchanged from what it was on Jan. 1.’’

And what status was that?

“I can’t say,’’ he said.

Neither would coach Chip Kelly, who is known to list everybody as “day to day’’ but said he would disclose when the status of a player is changed. Embry is enrolled in school, though.